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Due to not having an alphabet and being tonal I highly doubt Mandarin is ever going to be the lingua Franca. It's just too hard for non native speakers to learn
by mdhen 7y ago
Due to not having an alphabet and being tonal I highly doubt Mandarin is ever going to be the lingua Franca. It's just too hard for non native speakers to learn.
- jacquesm 7y agoThat's a drawback when you're catching up but an advantage when you are ahead!